Numbers 21:21–22
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The Victory over Sihon and Og
21:2131 Then Israel sent messengers to King Sihon of the Amorites, saying,32
21:22“Let us33 pass through your land;34 we will not turn aside into the fields or into the vineyards, nor will we drink water from any well, but we will go along the King’s Highway until we pass your borders.”
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- 31 For this section, see further J. R. Bartlett, “Sihon and Og of the Amorites,” 20 (1970): 257–77, and “The Moabites and the Edomites,” Peoples of Old Testament Times, 229–58; S. H. Horn, “The Excavations at Tell Hesban, 1973,” 18 (1973): 87–88.
- 32 and the have “words of peace.”
- 33 The Hebrew text uses the singular in these verses to match the reference to “Israel.”
- 34 has “by the King’s way I will go. I will not turn aside to the right or the left.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, “Let me pass through your land. We will not turn aside into field or vineyard. We will not drink the water of a well. We will go by the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Israel sent messengers to say to Sihon king of the Amorites:
“Let us pass through your country. We will not turn aside into any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will travel along the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Israel sent messengers to say to King Sihon of the Amorites, “Let us travel through your land. We won’t go into the fields or vineyards. We won’t drink any well water. We will travel the King’s Highway until we have traveled through your territory.”
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NLTNew Living Translation
The Israelites sent ambassadors to King Sihon of the Amorites with this message:
“Let us travel through your land. We will be careful not to go through your fields and vineyards. We won’t even drink water from your wells. We will stay on the king’s road until we have passed through your territory.”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Israel sent messengers to Sihon, the king of the Amorites, saying, “Let us go through your land; we will not turn aside into a field or vineyard; we will not drink well water along the way of the king until we have gone through your territory.”
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KJV 1900King James Version
And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king’s high way, until we be past thy borders.
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